VTS Opinion of Use:Work ready condition! Not fast enough for serious, heavy writing but fine for letters, poems or the patient writer. This one is ready to ship, works great and will impress!This is a consignment piece. Please see VTS News for more information. It has been fully degreased, cleaned, adjusted, oiled, tested and comes with a new ribbon installed. Over 3 hours of a hands on process performed over several days. It's ready to type right out of the box!Thanks for looking and please let me know if you have any questions about this beautiful, original vintage typewriter or need more pictures :-)